Magatama Collection - Sold

All sold

Magatama are comma shaped stones and I came across them when I first used to watch this anime where this girl who's very blur and ditsy and bimbotic but was bestowed/given a magatama which belonged to her and made her the King of Fighters sorta thing. So she went on to fight different fighters from different schools and won with the help of the powers summoned from the magatama.

"They are often romanticised as indicative of the Yamato Dynasty of Japan. Some consider them to be an Imperial symbol, although in fact ownership was widespread throughout all the chieftainships of Kofun Period Japan. It is believed that magatama were popularly worn as jewels for decoration, in addition to their religious meanings. In this latter regard they were later largely replaced by Buddhist prayer beads in the Nara period.

In modern Japan, the magatama's shape of a sphere with a flowing tail is still the usual visual representation of the human spirit (hitodama). Wearing one during life is considered a way of gaining protections from kami." (Source: Wikipedia)


The gemstones of the Magatama from left to right are rose quartz, green aventurine, amethyst, peach aventurine and blue goldstone. Rose quartz promotes love and peace and overall well being; green aventurine for luck and apparently the story is that if you put it in your left pocket when you buy lottery you'll win money, so something for the weekend punters or for those who would like more money; amethyst helps to calm the mind and connect with your spiritual nature; peach aventurine brings good luck; amber for creativity and helps you to accept change and follow your dreams and blue goldstone for wisdom!

The stones have really pretty inclusions which I did not manage to capture on the camera, which is a real pity. So if you bring them home, take a look at them carefully and you'll know what I mean. Especially where most stones bought locally tend to have little inclusions and quartz traces, these are really a joy to observe.

Length of 14k gold chain is 21" and would end where a normal length necklace does. If you prefer it in silver, let me know. Remember customization is available to make the piece truly personal and unique to you.